Multilingual Health Databases

Electronic Multilingual Health Information for Public Libraries

This collection of databases provides patrons with evidence-based healthcare information in 17 different languages. Content is written by professional healthcare writers under the supervision of licensed professionals and is updated on a regular basis.

Available Languages:

Arabic

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional)

Farsi

French

German

Hindi

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Tagalog

Vietnamese

English

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Easy-To-Read, High-Quality Medical Content

Content within the Multilingual Health Databases includes answers to 200 of the most common health questions, written in an easily digestible format at a 3rd- to 7th-grade reading level. Included alongside this evidence-based health information are many detailed medical illustrations. Libraries can choose to subscribe to individual languages or the entire package of 17 available languages.

Note: Information provided in these databases should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.